Usuku lwaluzophela. UCatherine wayeqala ukuphaphama. Emakhaleni akhe, njengenjwayelo, ngemuva kokuvula amehlo akhe amashumi eminyaka ambalwa, kwakuyiphunga lendle engaphansi. Kwakungamkhathazi kakhulu, wayesekujwayele, kodwa lapho evuka wayehlala ekuqaphela. Wayehlala egumbini elincane esitezi sendlu eyayingasasebenzi. Phambilini, bekuhlala umuntu ongenakhaya lapha, ngakho-ke bekukhona ifenisha ethile egumbini, futhi izindonga zazimbozwe kancane ngephepha lodonga elidala, eligugile, ngemuva kwawo kwesinye isikhathi ungezwa ukuqhuma kwezinambuzane. Evuka ngokuphelele, uCatherine wazelula njengekati futhi wahlala kumatilasi. Wayengazi ukuthi uzokwenzenjani namuhla. Ukomela kwakhe igazi, abekade enakho kwesinye isikhathi, bekungamphazamisi kakhulu manje. Izolo ebusuku ubeye kozingela, futhi manje ubengahlala ngokuthula izinsuku ezimbalwa ezilandelayo. Ejika kancane ngakwesobunxele, wabona ukuthi manje wayengeyedwa ekamelweni - ikati lalihleli eduze kwakhe, libhekise amehlo akhe kuCatherine. UCatherine wayewathanda amakati, ngaphezu kwanoma ngubani kuleli zwe, wayewethemba. Kwakukhona abaningi babo empilweni yakhe, futhi impilo yakhe isivele yelule cishe iminyaka engamakhulu amahlanu. Sekuyisikhathi eside uCatherine eyekile ukubanika amagama, ngoba uma unika ikati igama, ukhula unamathele, futhi kuzoba nzima kakhulu ukuwalahlekelwa kamuva. Lime ngezidladla zalo, ikati lazelula, njengoba kwenza uCatherine, laya kuye. Mina nawe sibukeka ngokufana - kusho uCatherine futhi wasukuma wema ngezinyawo. Ngaphambi kolunye usuku lwempilo yethu, asihambe, sekumnyama vele. Sekuyisikhathi sokuphumela ngaphandle. Bobabili baqonde ekuphumeni.
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